Daily Archives: 4 January 2007

Orientalium Ecclesiarum 9

Posted on 4 January 2007 by catholicsensibility

More on patriarchates: By the most ancient tradition of the Church the patriarchs of the Eastern Churches are to be accorded special honor, seeing that each is set over his patriarchate as father and head. This Sacred Council, therefore, determines … Continue reading →

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Orientalium Ecclesiarum 8

Posted on 4 January 2007 by catholicsensibility

The council bishops are less concerned with quibbles about the earlier or later founding of patriarchates. They do recognize the “honor” of long-standing churches, but all are “equal” in dignity. Though some of the patriarchates of the Eastern Churches are … Continue reading →

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Follow the (Titan) Yellow Brick Road

Posted on 4 January 2007 by catholicsensibility

In 1944, the Dutch-born astronomer Gerald Kuiper was able to tease out the signal of methane from the light reflected back to earth from Saturn’s moon Titan. From there, chemists have theorized about where we might find this methane on … Continue reading →

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